It is believed that Modi's visit would further solidify security ties as Israeli defence industries have shown greater inclination towards participating in joint ventures to give a boost to NDA government's "Make in India" campaign.
"This confidence stems from the strength of our shared values and the stability of our systems". The Trump administration is also reviewing trade agreements with countries, including India, with which the United States runs a trade deficit.
Noting that US-India trade has tripled over the last decade, reaching a historic high of almost Dollars 110 billion in 2015, USIBC said there is an opportunity for both the countries to also sync their regulatory and standards system to increase trade and investment.
Modi will attempt to advance discussions on buying 100 armed Predator drones made by California-based General Atomics, and getting USA help with India's plans for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to Indian defence ministry officials. "And governance is being modified so that honesty becomes an in-build process", he said to a cheering audience.
The Indian prime minister represents one of the world's fastest growing major economies and a market that American companies are eager to crack.
India, which has four decades' experience in fighting terrorism, shares the Trump administration's determination to defeat this scourge, the prime minister said. However, it was PM Modi's speech to and interaction with the Indian community in Washington DC that really turned into an eye-ball grabber as he lauded the Indian-origin people in U.S., explained his achievements and blasted the Congress party for its role in imposing the Emergency in India in the mid-1970s.
Meanwhile, Pramarth Niketan Ashram's spiritual Head Chidanand Saraswati asserted that it's a historic moment for both India and America as two great leaders, democracies and nations are coming together.
Modi also said: "We do not want to disrupt the global order".
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He told a room full of reporters that the last time he retried a case after a mistrial - in 1992 - he won a conviction. Cosby faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison if convicted of the charges.
China says almost the entire South China Sea falls within its territory, with half a dozen other countries like Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam maintaining partially overlapping claims.
Referring to the bilateral trade, Modi said that the two way trade, which already totals about Dollars 115 billion a year, is poised for a multi-fold increase. Ayres also said that while there will be discussions on the H-1B visa issue but chances of it getting solved were dim.
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The prime minister assured the Indian diaspora in the USA that his government will continue to strive to take India to newer heights. It will increase India's capability to have a view over the entire Indian Ocean.
In the coming years, Indian companies will import energy in excess of United States dollars 40 billion from the USA, and more than 200 American-made aircraft will join the private Indian aviation fleet, Modi said.
Modi's addresses to the Indian community during his visits overseas have been increasingly seen as an effort to court diaspora Indians by eulogising their links to their roots and their contributions to the country they have made their home.
Bagley posted a group picture of Modi and the CEOs and said,"strengthening the Indo-US economic partnership".
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